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   Kris Nóva (nova@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:18:25 JST Kris Nóva

   Show of hands? Who has completely migrated off Twitter? Also if you have, what is the biggest takeaway that has hit you so far?

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     Jeff Smick (sprsquish@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:20:30 JST Jeff Smick

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     @nova ✋ tbh, I stopped interacting on Twitter years ago. I was read only. But I've recently disabled my account and haven't opened it in a week.

     My favorite thing to do is watch the local timeline here.

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     Elan (elan@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:21:09 JST Elan

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     @nova I'm basically in read-only mode there. It's my primary news source too.

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     Wes Kennedy (wesdottoday@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:21:13 JST Wes Kennedy

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     @nova ?

     I still have my account (to keep it safe from imitators), but I wiped all tweets.

     Biggest takeaway? My blood pressure has dropped because this platform isn’t as sensationalized and targeted

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     Lysdexic (lysdexic@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:21:37 JST Lysdexic

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     @nova ?️ I'm not using my name here, so it's a lot more freeing. I do miss a chunk of my friends. What I like best is I'm not afraid to talk to strangers.

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     Brad (reassuringurl@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:21:51 JST Brad

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     @nova I'm really jealous of all y'all that are capable of turning away from the dumpster fire. I keep trying, but the flesh is so weak...

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     Dan Lacher (danlacher@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:23:01 JST Dan Lacher

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     @nova rediscovering personal that had legit content on bird’service that have not yet migrated over yet, that is the largest challenge

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     John Fink (adr@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:23:11 JST John Fink

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     @nova I had been on twitter since February or March of 2007, over 200k+ tweets. Stopped entirely in early November. Have not deleted my account or removed tweets. I am *trying* to get used to not sucking from the firehose anymore -- I do worry about not Knowing Things but I do, on the whole, feel content about the decision.

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     Zach Taffet :apple_old_logo: (ziti@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:23:17 JST Zach Taffet :apple_old_logo:

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     @nova I have for the most part. I still pop on to Twitter to check DMs and a list I created for folks that have not moved to Mastodon. Luckily for me most of the folks that I followed there are on Mastodon. As far as my biggest takeaway, I keep kicking myself for giving up on Mastodon so quickly when I first signed up back in 2018. The experience here is so much better for my mental health.

     BTW, thank you and the mods for this great server!!!!

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     Brian Campbell (unlambda@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:24:32 JST Brian Campbell

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     @nova I've pretty much completely migrated off of Twitter, I've been logging in every couple of days to re-run Fedifinder, but I haven't gotten anyone new from Fedifinder recently, so it's probably time to change the frequency to weekly or monthly.

     I was never on Twitter as heavily as some; I kind of disliked Twitter from the start, but was there because enough folks I wanted to follow were on there.

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     🏴 Lispegistus 🧠➕🖥️ (lispegistus@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:26:12 JST 🏴 Lispegistus 🧠➕🖥️

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     @nova I've been trying to move to the fediverse since 2016(pre-mastodon). Glad to finally make it. A few people I've known for years I'll miss, maybe they'll make their way here eventually, maybe not.

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     Steve Yanosky (steve@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:27:42 JST Steve Yanosky

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     @nova Totally off Twitter now unless someone specifically links me to it. Takeaways are that the environment here is so much better than Twitter. Also no ads is the best. Meeting so many cool people and talking about whatever is what I want out of this kind of social media so it's really great.

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     Kris Shamloo (shamloo@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:28:33 JST Kris Shamloo

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     @nova I'm still on bird for some sports stuff and promoting my game but the community here is way, way better.

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     Aaron Knirk (aaronknirk@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:29:35 JST Aaron Knirk

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     @nova I didn't post much on Twitter, but followed some accounts I found interesting. Some tech accounts, some design accounts, and some news stuff.

     Here, I'm posting more because the community is more responsive and likely to see it. Less shout-into-the-void feeling.

     I'm also not really following any news accounts here, because I've realized I didn't want to import doomscrolling to my experience here.

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     Andrés (andres1gb@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:30:42 JST Andrés

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     @nova Not yet, still sharing contact data with some people. I don't think I'd find many takeaways, apart from missing some people who won't migrate in the short term.

     On the other hand, I've found that the time spent here is much more valuable than in Twitter. That algorithm knows how to make people waste their time...

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     Maarten Vos (maarten@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:30:59 JST Maarten Vos

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     @nova I haven't been on twitter for ~6 years I'd imagine. I did migrate of another Mastodon instance though and can give some thoughts on that.

     1. Hachyderm has grown larger than my previous instance, but it still feels more cozy, like you can actually talk to people here.

     2. Anyone can join hachyderm, but not everyone can stay, e.g corps.

     3. Everything is clear and documented. We know how it operates and can have an impact on that, if we so desire.

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     Pete Keen (zrail@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:33:30 JST Pete Keen

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     @nova switched to private, logged out, blocked it on my phone.

     Biggest takeaway is how much stress I had allowed into my life from that place. I can just... not care? About all of *gestures wildly* that?

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     mike (mikej@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:36:07 JST mike

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     @nova I only look at Twitter through the twitter death watch grafana nowadays https://deadbird.singlepane.io/

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     ??? (cevado@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:37:16 JST ???

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     @nova i've stopped using twitter since 2019/2020. since then always using mastodon or other federated microblogging stuff. what stuck me the most was the ability to make friends again and not be someone else audience.

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     Tim Mackey 🦥 (timdmackey@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:37:33 JST Tim Mackey 🦥

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     @nova I’m signed out, but still check in on certain people from time to time. Mostly just favorite artists that are still active there. I’ve been trying to use https://nitter.net whenever possible.

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     Jürg :verified_paw: (jgxvx@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:38:24 JST Jürg :verified_paw:

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     @nova Still have the account to prevent it from getting hijacked, but have wiped everything and haven‘t been there in days.
     I‘m feeling a lot less agitated and spend a lot less time doomscrolling.
     I know this is still the honeymoon phase, but I’m inspired by the fediverse and I feel this is so much closer to what the web used to be and is supposed to be. It is time we came home.

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     Yvan DS 🗺️ :ferris: :go: (yvandasilva@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:38:49 JST Yvan DS 🗺️ :ferris: :go:

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     @nova ?

     Much less stress to play the up to date game.
     Less worries about stupid hashtags.
     Content here is a lot more accurate, interesting and human.
     Since I parked it, it also sent totally bonkers on negativity and harassment so it comforts me to not use it.

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     thedos (thedos@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:39:17 JST thedos

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     @nova done! Best choice of the last month! Content quality and community way better over here! And for me ir was actually painless!

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     Bobby Johnson: v1.48.0 (notmyself@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:39:59 JST Bobby Johnson: v1.48.0

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     @nova I have. I really miss my lists. I used them a lot for tracking topics. I can create lists here, but a lot of those people have not migrated.

     Also why do I need to follow someone to add them to a list? I seem to be able to unfollow once I have added, but I am not sure what effect that has.

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     scottfines (scottfines@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:42:16 JST scottfines

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     @nova I deleted Twitter a while back, joined here more recently. Like it here: less news broadcasting and more interesting commentary

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:47:51 JST Adrianna Tan

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     @nova me. I thought I wouldn’t be able to do it and so kept it partly for checking up on things, but found that the community and experience had degraded so much I could not recognize it over there, and was fine with complete deactivation

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     septer (septer@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:49:41 JST septer

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     @nova I deleted my Twitter account when I created my account here. Missing some brand accounts I was following (AMD, nVidia, Valve...), but that's not worth of getting back, thoroughly enjoying Mastodon.

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     IgnoredByMyCats (ignoredbymycats@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:49:59 JST IgnoredByMyCats

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     @nova I was never there in the first place. Never a bird nerd.

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     jonathankoren™ (robotmonkeys@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:50:05 JST jonathankoren™

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     @nova This place a has a chill vibe, and I love the local feed. Masto architecture does make me curious about other local feeds on instances dedicated to other interests though.

     The vibe on the bird site has definitely shifted.

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     Ken Faulkner (kpfaulkner@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:50:19 JST Ken Faulkner

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     @nova purely for reading the tweets from people who haven't migrated yet. Would be very glad to completely drop it once they do!

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     Michael Fisher (mjf_pro@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:53:23 JST Michael Fisher

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     @nova ?

     Wow, open ended question. A few thoughts:
     * People are generally so much nicer here, a lot less likely to dunk-and-run.
     * Timeline stays tolerable even in the face of breaking news.
     * Many instances go out of their way to support marginalized communities in word and deed, Hachyderm is one of them and I love y'all for it. ('bout damn time!)
     * Keeping a good thing going is going to cost $$ first and volunteer effort second in the long haul...ready to help at least with the first.

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     BWG (bitterwhiteguy@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:55:11 JST BWG

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     @nova I'm probably 65/35 over there still because the sports crowd/sportswriters hasn't really moved over here, but I'd like to eventually flip that.

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     Coding (codinginquarantine@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:55:28 JST Coding

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     @nova completely off Twitter.

     Biggest takeaway is I'm no longer constantly doomscrolling, instead I'm engaging with users and toots about subjects I'm actually interested and invested in

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     Brian Repko (brianrepko@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:57:37 JST Brian Repko

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     @nova setup on #hachyderm (thank you) and post.news - love the first (using web ui) and not a fan of second. Still go back to the fowl site for some biology / genomics info (journals not moved yet) and some diehards. Minor interactions there. Looking forward to not seeing twitter content in mastodon / post.news.

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     Ryan Pollard (rdp@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:57:53 JST Ryan Pollard

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     @nova ? I bailed when the new boss reinstated the orange guy. That was my line. I really miss many of the folks that stayed.

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     Fake Duchess of Minneapolis (serenatiede@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:57:55 JST Fake Duchess of Minneapolis

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     @nova my old account is a pointer to here. Biggest takeaway is quote tweets while good for engagement metrics were terrible for the experience. The lack of quote toots, here mean I have to <gasp> interact with people.

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     Harish Narayanan (harish@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:58:34 JST Harish Narayanan

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     @nova I have. It’s made me realise how much of my creative energy was drained by silly posts on Twitter. Now I’m starting to focus creating on my self-hosted sites and consciously use places like Hachyderm to re-form a close knit community.

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     Josh Ourisman :apple_old_logo: (joshourisman@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 06:58:35 JST Josh Ourisman :apple_old_logo:

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     @nova ?♂️ I haven’t logged into Twitter in weeks, now. After a couple days of muscle memory accidentally taking me there, I don’t miss it all, except for a handful of people who haven’t moved to Mastodon. I may have to log back in to get in touch with the only person who can get me my favorite hot sauce, though. Just about out…

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     neclimdul@hachyderm.io's status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 07:04:49 JST neclimdul

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     @nova ✋
     I've setup a readonly anonymous method for following a couple people I care about and staying informed but mastodon is the only platform I'm interacting with ATM.

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     jahz (jahz@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 07:07:20 JST jahz

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     @nova Haven’t thinked twice. Enjoying having control over my timeline again, at the same time, building a mastodon timeline you enjoy takes time

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     Marty D (mdiam@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 07:07:24 JST Marty D

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     @nova honestly, just how little I miss it. Also, the lack of expectation to be "something" without knowing what that something was. It feels much chiller here. I can post when and if it makes sense for me. I always felt like I had to carefully curate a specific identity on Twitter to please the algorithmic gods, see content I want, etc. That didn't follow me here.

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     Jami Gibbs :heart_cyber: (jamigibbs@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 07:10:00 JST Jami Gibbs :heart_cyber:

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     @nova My sports addiction has not allowed me to leave my curated list there yet. ? Account is locked and read-only mode though.

     But I spend 95% of my social media time on blissful #hachyderm now.

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     Florent Vilmart (flovilmart@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 07:15:33 JST Florent Vilmart

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     @nova read only Twitter been like that for a while. Feels like a masto bot of my own could be a great way to get more content on my feed that I care about.

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     J. Gavin Ray :verified: (jgavinray@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 07:19:07 JST J. Gavin Ray :verified:

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     @nova I see a lot less trash.

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     Innie (insomniac)??️‍??♿️??️? (notthedroids@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 07:31:08 JST Innie (insomniac)??️‍??♿️??️?

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     @nova No trolls, better code, faster, and filters omg no crap to scroll past! Also no need to block egomaniac Musk (yet)

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     toby (tobyw4n@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 07:45:28 JST toby

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     @nova i'm read-only for news and local alerts. i use tweetdeck with lists to prevent ads and promoted tweets. also trying to curate similar lists on mastodon and find and verify accounts that don't get picked up by fedifinder.

     so far i feel like there is more conversation here, but part of that may be me intentionally interacting more. i was stuck in a lurk and retweet rut

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     dodothedev :arch_linux::emacs: (dodothedev@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 07:46:28 JST dodothedev :arch_linux::emacs:

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     @nova me, but only because I can't get back on because of MFA issues and Twitter support hasn't answered any of my pleas for help.

     But I notice that #Mastodon, or #Hachyderm in particular, is very friendly and welcoming. Even if I could get back on, it would only be to lock my account.

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     Cabinet 20 🌱 :typescript: (cabinet20@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 07:47:44 JST Cabinet 20 🌱 :typescript:

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     @nova I’m really liking it so far. One thing I miss is all the businesses. I’ve always used Twitter to get most of my customer support. Worth it to replace the rest of Twitter though.

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     ThirdThoughts (thirdthoughts@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 07:54:22 JST ThirdThoughts

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     @nova I was in read only mode on Twitter for years. Posting here already, it feels more welcoming and less like shouting into the void. I've checked my Twitter feed like once or twice in the last two weeks just to see what's up, and I don't feel like I'm missing much. I used to check it daily

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     Dave Disser (disser@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 07:58:32 JST Dave Disser

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     @nova I have, and it's only made me notice how much "news" is just reposted tweets now.

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     Amy (travelingflwr@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 08:07:02 JST Amy

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     @nova It’s been two weeks now. LOVE IT!!

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     DrBullhammer (drbullhammer@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 08:13:37 JST DrBullhammer

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     @nova the lack of an algorithm feeding me content means I’ve had to take an active role in finding quality posts to fill my timeline. For me, it also drives my participation in the community we have here. It’s refreshing to be in a place where bad actors looking to disrupt civil discourse are actually held accountable for their actions.

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     YetAnotherGeekGuy :verified: (yetanothergeekguy@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 08:45:55 JST YetAnotherGeekGuy :verified:

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     @nova ✋

     The biggest takeaway for me is the complete lack of curation.

     The algorithm, though flawed was at least providing a level of curation that I am now responsible for figuring out a alternative. Eventually, where I end up will be superior; just going to take a while to figure out.

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     0xmisterwolf@hachyderm.io's status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 08:50:41 JST 0xmisterwolf

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     @nova I’m an Ethereum, and occasionally Bitcoin, developer. I genuinely believe in blockchain’s ability to change finance and level the playing field; preservation of privacy and data security, etc.

     Twitter has nearly ruined an entire industry. It’s awful. I am meeting like minded people here, but Twitter has checked out of reality.

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     Kevin Kolk (siberian@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 10:10:41 JST Kevin Kolk

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     @nova I have, still need to finish fully locking down my old Twitter. Biggest take away is the realization that Twitter was more of an outrage feed then I thought - and I was pretty cynical about Twitter. But, Hachyderm and Mastodon remind me a ton of the old web forums I used to love, that largely vanished as social media took over.

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     Bigsmiffy (bigsmiffy@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 10:15:33 JST Bigsmiffy

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     @nova I’m completely off twitter and deactivated

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     Exandra (alexbbrown@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 10:59:53 JST Exandra

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     @nova I feel really grimy when I step back over there. The recommended tweets were all from creeps. My fave artist still hasn't got a mastodon so I'll keep checking.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 11:25:54 JST Rich Felker

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     @nova Me, if you count basically nothing but continued migration outreach as "migrated off". I'll still use it if there's a critical need but not engaging in ways that add value to the platform.

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     Bart Decrem (bartd@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 11:35:49 JST Bart Decrem

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     @nova three days into my detwox. Going well. Slowly finding convos etc to join. Life’s better here!

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     Hazel Weakly (hazelweakly@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 11:37:19 JST Hazel Weakly

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     @nova meeee

     Probably the biggest one is that organic discovery is extremely slow and different on mastodon. It just genuinely doesn't scale the same way and it's much harder

     The other really big one is that I can literally feel the difference between engagement hacking and a lack of engagement hacking. It's wild how I no longer open "the social media app" compulsively for the sake of opening it. (I do so for other reasons but mindless dopamine drips don't happen anymore)

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     Brian Kung (briankung@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 11:48:31 JST Brian Kung

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     @nova ? no ads, lots more honest engagement, more fun little things. Less consistent dopamine hit due to lack of viral memes, but that makes a smoother ride overall. More cute little updates and less "4M people liked this AND SO MUST YOU"

     I'm liking the little village feel.

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     Michael Roufa (roufamatic@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 11:53:32 JST Michael Roufa

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     @nova I logged off for the last time several weeks ago.

     Anything newsworthy I don't miss that much. There's plenty of ways to find out what's going on in the world.

     But I miss seeing the thoughts of many people that haven't made it over here. Some simply have too much of their careers tied up in Twitter for one reason or another. Others are sticking with "the devil they know" as Mastodon is still an unknown quantity. My new timeline is neat and exciting, but I miss these voices.

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     mekka okereke :verified: (mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 11:55:23 JST mekka okereke :verified:

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     @nova I don't post there anymore, and I uninstalled the apps. I've stopped clicking on links to Twitter on here, because I now feel that posting links to there is somewhat rude to people that explicitly came here to get away from it. Not judging others who still do! I did too at one point! I just... don't do that anymore.

     I miss Black Twitter. Mastodon is getting more Black voices, but we're still few and far between here.

     Kris Nóva repeated this.
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     Emelia 👸🏻 (thisismissem@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 11:56:38 JST Emelia 👸🏻

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     @nova I only open it when I need to check something there which is like maybe a few times a week if that. I've cut it out like 99% and feel better for it

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     Kris Nóva (nova@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 12:01:41 JST Kris Nóva

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     @mekkaokereke do you have any ideas for how Hachyderm can support more black voices? I also miss Black Twitter ?

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     Krishna Aerabati :verified: (krishna@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 12:02:05 JST Krishna Aerabati :verified:

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     @nova moved here permanently and loving the rich content and discussion from real people!

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     Kevin C. Tofel (kevinctofel@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 12:03:19 JST Kevin C. Tofel

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     @nova I would say yes, save for the fact that I have my Chromebook blog posts published there via Buffer. So I do check my notifications to see if there are any questions in regards to those. Otherwise… I’m out.
     
     I believe algorithms are neither inherently good or evil. Who creates them & transparency around their use is more important than I realized.

     I’d rather interact with people than brands/companies. Yes, people here can represent those, but I get a better sense of them and their agenda.

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     Santosh Hari ( •_•)>⌐■-■ (santoshhari@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 12:03:24 JST Santosh Hari ( •_•)>⌐■-■

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     @nova I’m about 90% out. Some of the sports accounts I follow are the only reason I check in from time to time

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 12:05:29 JST Paul Cantrell

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     @nova Don’t know about “migrated off,” but it’s in deep freeze for me. My current approach:

     • Lock Twitter account, don't delete (to preserve archives, hold username, make URLs work again if company ever recovers)

     • No new tweets, no likes; other platforms are where I interact

     • Check Twitter if and only if I have a specific reason to do so

     • Delete Twitter app; use Twitter only from browser with ad blocking

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     Dave Swersky (dswersky@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 12:11:56 JST Dave Swersky

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     @nova Went totally on the wagon a few days ago.

     Takeaway:

     When the news about more Trump shenanigans came out my wife sent me a Twitter link. I came here instead... There was no general freakout, just a few mentions.

     After a few minutes I realized how awesome that is ?

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     mekka okereke :verified: (mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 12:13:25 JST mekka okereke :verified:

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     @nova I think Hachyderm is already doing most of it?

     By providing a safe and welcoming environment for Black folk and for people that care about Black folk. Excellent moderation at 30K users. Impressive! So easy to say! So hard to do!

     I think after folks see the positive experiences of some of the earlier Black kids in the Hachyderm pool ??♂️, that more folks will feel comfortable joining.

     I would love to see a different onboarding channel than "Join Mastodon."

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     Kris Nóva (nova@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 12:14:50 JST Kris Nóva

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     • mekka okereke :verified:

     @mekkaokereke should we add an FAQ and Black Voices section to community.hachyderm.io?

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     mekka okereke :verified: (mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 12:20:12 JST mekka okereke :verified:

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     @nova Great idea!

     Something like a "Safe Space for Black Voices" section near the "Safe Space for Technical Professionals" section? Then yes, I think that would be super helpful!

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     Kris Nóva (nova@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 12:25:50 JST Kris Nóva

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     • mekka okereke :verified:

     @mekkaokereke I’ll see what I can do — I think once January rolls around we will have a little bit more to say about how to make an even stronger message

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     Chris Hasenpflug :verified: (chrishas35@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 12:30:36 JST Chris Hasenpflug :verified:

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     @nova have been using it less and less. mostly read-only. just flipped to private and requested my archive so I can wipe things.

     there are a few communities of interest that aren't migrating away, unfortunately.

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     Tod Hilton :verified_paw: (hiltontod@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 12:34:14 JST Tod Hilton :verified_paw:

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     • mekka okereke :verified:

     @nova @mekkaokereke Mekka, can you expand a little more on what you would like to see for an onboarding channel? What sort of user journey/experience would you recommend?

     I've seen a ton of different sites and blogs post recently about how to join (or more specifically migrate from Twitter). Do you mean something like that, yet specific to Hachyderm?

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     Preskton ?⚡? (esk@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 12:39:14 JST Preskton ?⚡?

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     @nova deleted the app several weeks ago. signal to noise ratio significantly higher on hachyderm/mastodon. engagement way higher quality - like actual conversations.

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     Corbett (corbett@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 12:45:52 JST Corbett

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     @nova me ?♀️?♀️?♀️ I walked away from my verified (in before times) account, and not biggest takeaway is I feel more creative and engaged in my new networks... I had 14k followers but I imagine many were bots or close friends, the fresh and new had gone away.

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     Patrick Anker :neovim: 🫔 (psanker@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 12:49:36 JST Patrick Anker :neovim: 🫔

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     @nova I've mostly moved off of $8chan. Like others it's pretty much just read-only, only checking like once a day maybe. I used to use it for work, but most of the network I kept tabs on has moved here. Now it's only just a place for memes, and they're only getting worse as time goes on.

     I mainly only check it now for posts from some dev twitch streamers I follow. Otherwise, it makes me kinda sad and annoyed so I steer clear.

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     Sandip Bhattacharya (sandipb@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 13:36:17 JST Sandip Bhattacharya

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     @nova I still use Twitter for non-tech world, and rubbernecking the toxic tech world.

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     Sterling Hammer :verified_paw: (cdlhamma@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 14:17:38 JST Sterling Hammer :verified_paw:

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     @nova mostly migrated now, still logged in on a computer but removed the app from my phone.

     Biggest takeaway is mastodon isn’t great at breaking news but is better in basically every other way. Honestly though, it’s probably healthier not mainlining the news through the twitter fire hose anyway

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     Yulian Kuncheff (yulian@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 14:22:09 JST Yulian Kuncheff

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     @nova unfortunately I can not. There are a lot of artists I follow especially in Japan that seem to have no desire to move, and a couple of indie game devs. So I keep mine for checking it every so often. I definitely check it far less, and I unfollowed maybe half my followings as they are on mastadon now or I don't want to see them. Mastadon has most of my attention, and far more enjoyable

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     Ana ?‍❄️ (ana@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 14:22:41 JST Ana ?‍❄️

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     @nova me!

     Biggest takeaway? Notification batching is super handy. Getting a notification for every fav/boost is very noisy.

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     Drew Derbyshire (swhobbit@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 14:37:13 JST Drew Derbyshire

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     @nova My #1 take is various reliable sources I followed there like Washington State DOT (WSDOT have not moved or had a repeater setup.

     My #2 take is the ease of Mastodon filters; for example, it lets me ignore mention of the Head Twit.

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     draNgNon (drangnon@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 14:50:46 JST draNgNon

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     @nova I had two twitter accounts and I've shut down the public one and stopped really looking at the other one but it's still there.

     + love the visibility controls on your own posts, obviating need for multiple acounts.
     + love the local timeline on hachyderm !! it's such a great vibe
     + love the engagement level
     - finding extant friends is so-so
     - "you can follow hashtags" -- ok, but finding the "common" ones to attach posts to is kinda challenging

     thanks for setting this up !!!

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     Jonathan ‘theJPster’ Pallant (thejpster@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 17:00:49 JST Jonathan ‘theJPster’ Pallant

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     • Sangwhan Moon

     @nova I haven’t logged in over there in weeks now. The biggest issue is Fomo, especially when work tracks @s on a zulip thread and I know I mustn’t click on any of those posts for fear of being sucked back in.

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     nunobarreiro (nunobarreiro@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 17:04:43 JST nunobarreiro

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     @nova there's still too many people, especially from the non-technical space that I would like to continue following, but those are still on Twitter. I have to admit I still open my account once or twice per week, but read only mode. Being here has been great so far and not having my timeline full of ads, people shouting and toxic tweets is indeed the best takeaway.

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     Harry ਗਿੱਲ :ferris_gesture: (mygnu@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 18:08:09 JST Harry ਗਿੱਲ :ferris_gesture:

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     @nova can’t bare that fucking place

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     Kwyn Sunagawa 砂川 クイン ✨ (kwyn@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 23:47:32 JST Kwyn Sunagawa 砂川 クイン ✨

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     @nova honestly the lack of ads has shown me how desensitized I am to just being marketed to constantly and how nice it is to not have that and just have my friends being nerds in my feed.

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     T.W. Parker :arch_linux: (crypticintent@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 09-Dec-2022 00:21:23 JST T.W. Parker :arch_linux:

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     @nova - I am only keeping it for my name so it doesn't get taken, but haven't logged in. The biggest takeaway is we're able to cultivate a small community and that it's a lot more welcoming.

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     Kashif Shah (kashif@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 09-Dec-2022 08:12:45 JST Kashif Shah

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     @nova I was never on Twitter, but I’ve noticed the occasional submission on Hacker News pointing to this or that post on Mastadon, instead of to Twitter, which has been appreciated.
     I’m curious as to whether #Hackydermian efforts should include things like intentional bot accounts, like the old days of Twitter - accounts that track internet trends / data, etc?

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     Jam (jamfish@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 09-Dec-2022 10:03:36 JST Jam

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     • mekka okereke :verified:

     @mekkaokereke

     @nova seriously!! I'm waiting for Masto to get popular enough that naima joins!!

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     Karrick (karrick@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 10-Dec-2022 10:16:42 JST Karrick

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     @nova My biggest takeaway was, “Why did I wait so long to migrate from Twitter to Mastadon?”

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     Call Me Ishmael ? (callmeishmael@lor.sh)'s status on Monday, 12-Dec-2022 10:12:46 JST Call Me Ishmael ?

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     @nova ?♂️
     The positivity here is amazing and also since there is no algorithm or advertising I only see the post I want to see. It’s been amazing

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     (((JaneinNJ))) VOTE BLUE! (janeinnj@newsie.social)'s status on Monday, 12-Dec-2022 14:45:14 JST (((JaneinNJ))) VOTE BLUE!

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     @nova Completely off for a couple of weeks. My main positive observation is that things here are kind and humane!